Chapter 215: I Am Ill (1/2)

“Then there’s nothing I can do.” Cheng Xi’s voice was still soft, but it carried a gloomy undertone. “If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can depend on when it comes to you.”

“You’re lying!” He fiercely bit down on her earlobe. “You clearly know that you can count on my love for you!”

Cheng Xi opened her eyes wide, ignoring the wave of pain emanating from her ear. This sort of romantic cliché…… She suddenly quieted down and glared at him critically. She looked past his long eyelashes and black brows and saw a hint of weariness in his cool gaze. He was missing his usual severeness and coldness, and the pride and arrogance that she was so accustomed to seeing was also gone.

Of course, he was still dangerous, and especially so because of that thing attached to his lower body. However, this current Lu Chenzhou was much easier to deal with than she expected—he was completely devoid of his old ruthlessness and depression, and the gloominess and aloofness that seemed to have been imprinted deep in his soul were also missing.

There was only a faint weakness left that made her heart ache.

She couldn’t help but call out, “Lu Chenzhou!”

He didn’t answer. His dry and cool lips lingered on her ears.

Cheng Xi forcefully endured the numbness spreading from her ear as she truthfully said, “I’m very happy.” Clearly, her actions in the past hadn’t been completely useless because he had truly softened significantly.

“Cheng Xi, you were successful.” He said this with a sense of certainty, as if he knew exactly what she was thinking. And as he said this, his fingers caressed the tender skin on the back of her neck. “I now know what it feels like to love and be hurt. When you left and didn’t come back, I felt like I could have done anything if it meant that you would return. It’s just that…” Lu Chenzhou hesitated for a moment as he lightly nipped at her skin. When he started up again, the grievance in his tone was much more pronounced. “You came back so late.”

Cheng Xi recalled his previous words—“I’ve waited for you for so long”—and the compulsion to cry welled up within her. She nodded tearfully and then hugged him tightly. “I’m sorry.” She had clearly stated that she only wanted to be his doctor right now, but she couldn’t help herself from kissing his forehead.

It was a gentle and apologetic kiss, completely free of any sort of desire. But it seemed to flip a switch inside Lu Chenzhou. He immediately broke free of her grip, hugged her tightly, and brought her to the sofa. He laid her down and mounted her, gripping her tightly with his legs as one hand maintained its position on her waist and the other slid underneath her clothes.

He kissed her so fervently and passionately that she didn’t have any time to resist or even think about what was happening. Caught by his whirlwind of desire, she even thought to herself, Alright, I’ll let him do whatever he wants for now.

But even though she stopped resisting, he stopped moving all of a sudden. Cheng Xi opened her eyes, looking at him through a bleary haze.

Her eyes were wet and lustrous, as if hazy with desire. Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help himself from kissing her again. Then, he turned around, fished out his phone, tapped on an image, and showed her his screen. “Who’s this?”

“……”

He’s asking this now of all times?! When we’re half-dressed and in the middle of something?

Cheng Xi was astounded by Lu Chenzhou’s actions, but she still looked at the picture. When she saw the image clearly, she was a little surprised. “Did Tian Rou send this to you?”

It was the photo of her with the vice-chief of Gansu’s civil administration bureau; she never expected that it would show up here on his phone.

Lu Chenzhou harrumphed lightly.

“Did she tell you that he’s my new boyfriend?” Cheng Xi couldn’t stop herself from smiling. “She was joking. He’s a friend I met in Gansu, and his kids are already teenagers. What’s more……” Cheng Xi wanted to hug him, but he was squeezing her too tightly, so she could only rub against his body. She leaned close into his ear and seductively whispered, “I don’t think any woman who’s had a man like you would ever want anyone else.”

Lu Chenzhou turned his face aside, not saying anything, but the tips of his ears flushed red.

Cheng Xi’s heart melted into a puddle of warm water. When she saw this adorable side of him, anything was worth it.

Only after a long while did Lu Chenzhou turn back around, his eyes slightly red. He pressed his forehead against her. “You can do whatever you want. However, you have to do it as my girlfriend. Not as a doctor, but only as my girlfriend.”

And, just like a hormonal teenager, she completely forgot about her bold words earlier. “Alright!”

“If there ever comes a day when I hurt you again, then run far, far away from me and never come back.”

“Alright.”

And with that, Lu Chenzhou started kissing and hugging her in earnest once again. His kisses were deep and passionate, and just as the two of them were getting into the mood to embrace each other intimately……